Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.48° N 1.79° W

Sandford Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sandford Bay sea temperature is
13.1°C
1.5° 

Sandford Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Sandford Bay today (09 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Sandford Bay at 4PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 09). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (09 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (09 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

Table - waves today at Sandford Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sat morning, calm by Sun afternoon).

Fri
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.5
N
10
0.5
N
10
0.5
NNE
12
0.5
NNE
12
0.6
NNE
12
1.3
NW
6
1.6
NW
6
1.3
NNW
6
0.7
NNE
11
0.7
NNE
10
0.7
NNE
10
0.7
NNE
10
0.7
NNE
10
0.8
NNE
10
0.8
NNE
10
0.8
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
65
48
49
50
52
50
78
77
104
124
202
137
103
95
90
86
85
107
105
96
84
Wind (km/h)
40
WNW
35
WNW
25
WNW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
W
45
W
45
W
45
WNW
45
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
0
S
10
SE
15
S
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
High Tide
12:51PM3.29m
00:52AM3.49m
1:25PM3.37m
1:29AM3.54m
1:56PM3.38m
Low Tide
6:43PM0.46m
7:06AM0.00m
7:19PM0.33m
7:41AM0.03m
7:54PM0.25m
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cloud
cloud
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light rain
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
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7:26
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7:31
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6:17
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1
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Temp °C
12
13
13
11
9
10
9
9
9
10
11
10
10
10
9
10
11
12
12
11
12
Feels °C
4
6
7
6
3
4
3
0
-1
0
2
2
3
5
4
6
8
9
11
8
8
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